Delta-Simons swoops for East of England firm
Delta-Simons the Lincoln multi-disciplinary environmental and health and safety consultancy division of the Lucion Group, has completed an acquisition in the East of England.
Peterborough-based Ground Engineering, which specialises in site investigation services and geotechnical testing, adds to Delta-Simons’ geo-environmental team.
The deal, which brings a team of 24 geotechnical engineers, geologists, laboratory technicians and drilling operators to Delta-Simons, is the first acquisition since its own integration into private equity-backed environmental services company Lucion Group in April 2021.
Ground Engineering can trace its roots back to 1936 when it was founded as Pre-Piling Surveys, which later became Soils Engineering.
Working mostly in the East of England, London and the South East, the firm’s activities are supported by its UKAS ISO 17025 accredited geotechnical and construction materials testing laboratory.
Ground Engineering’s directors Chris Ebeling and Steve Fleming will remain with the business.
Ebeling said: “We decided it was the right time to join forces with a larger group of companies to ensure the future sustainability, growth and success of the business. Our team have built a strong reputation for providing high-quality, trusted geotechnical services to our clients.
“When presented with the opportunity to join a progressive group of companies and specialising in similar services, we immediately recognised the synergies and saw it as a fantastic opportunity for our team.”
Alex Ferguson, managing director of Delta-Simons, added: “As an ambitious, purpose-driven and client-focused company we are always looking to strengthen our team with the addition of high quality acquisitions.
“We’ve had a really busy start to 2022 as we continue to scale the group of businesses in line with our strategic growth plan and look forward to making further progress this year with strong organic growth delivered alongside further potential strategic acquisitions.”
James Winterbottom, senior investment director at Palatine, Lucion Group’s private equity investor since 2019 added: “Alongside strong organic growth across the business we have been pleased to support Lucion Group with a number of value-enhancing bolt-on acquisitions over recent months and we look forward to working with the team to further deliver their strategic growth ambitions in the second half of 2022.”
The transaction was supported by business advisers BDO and HSBC.
